FVXX23 KWBC 060012
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY
ISSUED 0012 UTC 06 AUG 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC
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SOUFRIERE HILLS 00-114    WEST INDIES 1643N 6211W  
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BACKGROUND:    SOUFRIERE HILLS  MONTSERRAT (1600-05)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT  3000 FT (915M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY.

ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AROUND 1845 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: THE FINAL VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE
DAY...05/2145 UTC...SHOWED AN ASH PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE
SUMMIT TO A POINT 149 KM (80 NMI) TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST.  THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE PLUME WAS UP TO 18 KM WIDE (10 NMI) AND
EXTENDED FROM 1640N6316W THROUGH 1628N6332W TO 1626N6308W. 
FROM 1626N6308W TO THE SUMMIT THE PLUME WAS ONLY 5 KM (3 NMI)
WIDE.  THE PLUME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BELOW FL080.
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TRAJECTORY: TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 25
KNOTS.

OUTLOOK:  SEE SIGMETS.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 06/0600 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORIES OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS  
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/VAAC/WASHINGTON.HTML
(ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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TURK 
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NNNN"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

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